Find a Storyteller – Ms. Peninnah Schram

Northeast

Folk/Fairy Tales

Jewish folktales of every genre, focusing on wit and wisdom. I love participatory stories. I also tell cross-cultural tales including commentary about the folktales with common motifs and tale types

Peninnah Schram, internationally known storyteller, teacher, author, and recording artist, is Professor of Speech and Drama at Stern College of Yeshiva University. She travels across the US and other countries as a featured presenter at storytelling festivals, conferences, and as Performing Artist-in-Residence. Vibrantly elegant in her presentations, Peninnah tells Jewish folktales of wisdom and humor, interweaving melody and dialogue. Jane Yolen wrote about her: <When Peninnah Schram tells a story, even the leaves on the trees stop trembling to listen.<

Speaking about the power and role of storytelling, Peninnah says: ?Since storytelling is a dialogue, shared stories create more understanding; bring people closer together as a community; and serve as a string that binds one heart to another. (And I believe that the universe is made up of string.)?

All Ages

Yes

Travel expenses must be covered as well as hotel or home hospitality. Fees range depending on the distance from NYC and how many programs and days are arranged. Prefer to discuss fees by phone.

Yes

Prefer to discuss

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